Police confiscate firecrackers

DEMAK, Central Java: Police seized yesterday 40 sacks containing 40,000 firecrackers from Mustofa, 34, a resident of Guntur village in Guntur subdistrict.

Demak police chief Lt. Col. Muharso, who led the raid after being tipped off by some locals, told The Jakarta Post the firecrackers might have been produced for sale during the upcoming Idul Fitri holiday.

Police promised to keep an eye out for any violation of the ban on firecrackers. (har)